Terminal coordination of diatomic boron monofluoride to iron

Boron monofluoride (BF) is a diatomic molecule with 10 valence electrons, isoelectronic to carbon monoxide (CO). Unlike CO, which is a stable molecule in the room temperature and readily serves as both a terminal and bridging ligand to transition metals, BF is shaky below 1800°C in the gas phase, along with its controlling chemistry is substantially restricted. We report the isolation of the iron complex Fe(BF)(CO)2(CNArTripp2)2 [ArTripp2, 2,6-(2,4,6-(Id –Pr)3C6Htwo ]2C6H3; I-Pr, iso-propyl], with a terminal BF ligand. Single-crystal x-ray diffraction as well as nuclear magnetic resonance, infrared, and Mössbauer spectroscopic studies on Fe(BF)(CO)two (CNArTripp2)two and also the isoelectronic dinitrogen (N2) and CO complexes Fe(Ntwo )(CO)2(CNArTripp2)2 and Fe(CO)3(CNArTripp2)two demonstrate that the terminal BF ligand owns especially strong -donor and acceptor properties. Density functional theory and electron-density topology calculations support this decision.

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